Comcast partners with WeatherBug to help Xfinity customers with energy usage

Given the rising costs and environmental dangers of energy consumption, people are becoming increasingly concerned. There are a number of options coming onto the market that allow customers to monitor energy usage, a market created by climate change and a desire for cost savings.

Comcast is also in this game with its Xfinity Home offering, a service which allows for monitoring home automation, energy usage and home security. Now the company is partnering with Earth Networks' WeatherBug Home to improve its overall service.

"WeatherBug Home will provide the data and analytics that power Xfinity Home’s energy saving tool -- EcoSaver -- which learns the heating and cooling patterns of a home and makes automatic, incremental adjustments to the thermostat", the service announces.

You're likely familiar with WeatherBug, but perhaps not Earth Networks. However, the company claims to process 25 terabytes of local, real-time weather data covering 20 million users. This is important because it's the biggest driving force behind the majority of energy usage.

"The smart home is quickly becoming a reality, and when it comes to energy efficiency, knowledge is power. Our unique intelligent learning, coupled with our superior big data and modeling seamlessly delivers significant energy cost savings to consumers and energy efficiency and demand response to meet utility mandates", says Bob Marshall, Chief Executive Officer at Earth Networks. "We are excited to partner with Comcast to extend the benefits of our unique home energy insights to Xfinity Home customers and the utilities that provide their energy services".

Comcast expects to have even more products available for its Xfinity Home service during the coming year. The company also plans better integration and functionality.

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